I was going to post this in sports, but thought it more of a social issue, so I'm posting it here.

Here's the deal: The owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, went on a racist rant to his girlfriend because she Instagrammed a picture of herself with Magic Johnson. He then told her not to bring Black people to Clippers' games, and the whole mess was caught on tape. Oh, did I mention that his girlfriend, half his age, is half-Black, half-Mexican?

Disgusting racism aside, how does this moron expect to operate in a league that's 90 percent Black? Jerkoff.

http://www.sbnation.com/2014/4/26/5655476/donald-sterling-scumbag-racist-clippers-tmz

i just heard that. The whole logic behind what he's saying is insane, at one point he's basically asking her to be a gentle latina or a gentle white, its nuts.
Even though she's with him for the money even that was probably a little too much for her.

This isn't the first time he's been accused of being a racist moron. He's been sued and taken to federal court in the past for refusing to rent apartments to blacks or Latinos.

The guy's a creep. Even the Stormfront crowd would have a hard time defending him here.

You know, when White liberals start using the word plantation they're usually delusional. But in this case I think it applies. This guy has a sick plantation owner's mentality, in that Blacks are good enough to have sex with, but not good enough to be seen with.

I hope there are repercussions from the NBA. David Stern was obviously an enabler. Let's hope his successor isn't.

The leaked comments are consistent with some of the comments/actions he's been linked to in the past.

I don't have a problem with anybody having certain views that I disagree with...just be open about it. I've worked with, gone to school with and even shared dorm room with people who held prejudiced views towards Blacks.

I have my circle of friends, family and loved ones..person who doesn't like Blacks isn't going to keep the sun from coming up tomorrow.
When your views prevent you from doing your job or treating others with common decency..THAT'S when it's a problem

The thing is that, regardless of the rhetoric that comes out of people's mouths about typical racist commentary...their real ire isn't focused on criminal/public assistance "minorities"....those people actually make them feel good/better about themselves.

Real hatred is focused on regular "minorities" who are doing what every other regular American is doing...working, getting educated, following rules and succeeding.


Election of Obama has brought a lot of these feelings to the surface.

In Sterling's case...though he's always been who he is....don't disregard the fact that Magic Johnson is a successful businessman and has partial stake in the L.A. Dodgers.

Of course that's it, Gets. He obviously doesn't have a problem with Blacks who work for HIM.

Like I said earlier, plantation owner's mentality. As long as he's the one in control (like with HIS players, unlike with Magic), he can quietly go on with his hate filled life. But when a guy like Magic, who doesn't NEED him, comes along, he can't handle it.

In short, fuck Donald Sterling.

pizza,

remember..the kkk was started when the plantation system was dismantled...during reconstruction when southern Blacks were advancing...obtaining education & property,voting ....and otherwise challenging what had been societal norms.



and like I said......lot of racial tension has been brought back to the surface during Obama's presidency.

NOT a coincidence.

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No argument there, Gets .

He ought to go into cattle ranching with that other asshole in Nevada.

What about the Indians that lost their LIVES,LAND,SWEAT,BLOOD,TEARS...The CHINESE..digging ditches in Cali ....we ain't the only ones ma brother..Amen!

Apologize he's old man! Don't make me get Carmela over here to spank your big ass!

Mikey, I realize you have a crush on pizzaboy, but take it off the boards.

I will the feeling is mutual though

FOX News is prepoared to offer Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy a one-hour nightly talk show.

Racism is nothing new to Sterling, who was sued by the Justice Dept. for illegaly discriminatory housing practices against minorities, and ended up settling by paying a record breaking figure. Elgin Baylor, a Clipper GM and official for more than a decade, sued him for discriminatory practices, and although Baylor lost his claim (these are difficult cases to meet your burden), he must feel some vindication at the recent exposure of Sterling's racism.

The NBA owners should have acted much sooner against this guy. I can not see Sterling being allowed to remain an owner in this league, which has developed a powerful and respected brand, largely because of African Americans.

The players made a silent and classy protest. They wore their jerseys inside out so that the logo was not visible, and during the game, they wore black armbands and/or wristbands. They won't comment, but they did make that united front.

You know, not to get off the point that this guy is a racist jerk (and keep in mind that I started this thread). But this woman shouldn't be excused for her hypocrisy, either.

I mean, she had to know this guy's position on race throughout their relationship. Yet it didn't bother her until she found out that she was getting dumped. She's an opportunistic tramp if you ask me.

When you sell yourself to someone twice your age, you should expect to be treated like a commodity. And before the feminists jump on me, had this been a Marge Schott (more about her in a minute), or a Leona Helmsley, getting down with a thirty year old surfer dude, I'd be saying the exact same thing.

Re Marge Schott: When she made similar comments as owner of the Reds, MLB was only able to suspend her, not make her sell. I wonder if times have changed that much that the NBA will have better luck with this jerk. Because something tells me that he's going to dig in his heels and not go gently into that good night. The Super Rich rarely do.

@pizzaboy

the only hypocrit in this scenario is the owner

his mistress looks kinda rough around the edges aka "hood/street"

she probably got tired of dude acting like he "owned" her

She looks like she's had some bad plastic surgery. Her face has that shiny, pulled-too-tight look.

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i don't know why women thinks that shit makes them look better (plastic surgery)

9 times outta 10 they just fuck their faces up

For once I agree with you completely, Cook .

Respect

One thing that struck me almost immediately when I heard about Sterling's comments was the hypocrisy on the Left.

You'll recall back during the Clinton fiasco with Monica Lewinsky, many lefties defended Clinton by saying that his personal flings didn't affect his ability to be U.S. president.

Now, one could make the same argument here - that Sterling's bonehead (and rather bizarre) racial beliefs don't really affect his ability to be the owner of an NBA team, little of which goes beyond writing checks.

While not defending Sterling's comments, it just goes to show the selective moral outrage in our society today, particularly by politically-correct driven liberals. They don't much value on fidelity in marriage so Clinton being an adulterer was no big deal to them. Being a racist, however, is almost worse than being child-molester in their book so they were out for a pound of flesh in this case.

The NBA just banned Sterling for life.

@ivyleague


so u thought about a political party while listening to donald sterling rant?

did u mistake the obvious disgust in the gold diggers voice for happiness?

buddy is just as sick as his ancestors back in the 1800s (im sure its learned behavior)

To hate or fear others because of their race, religion, skin color, age, gender or sexual orientation is ipso facto irrational. Sterling is a prime example: a public racist who owns a NBA basketball team whose players, like those on the other teams, are overwhelmingly black.

Had not heard about this over here, but this fella sounds like a top class shit bag!!!

You miss the point entirely. The damage that Sterling's exposed racism brings adversely affects the entire league and pollutes the brand, and his continued association with the NBA in any visible capacity, let aloneas an owner, would harm the economic and social integrity of the league.

The league has been built by minorities and has acquired an inclusive and ever-expanding global following. There's no room for mindset from an owner that is disgusted by having Blacks attend games.

By the way, if you think an owner's role is only about writing checks, you're misinformed. The owners are the driving force of league decisions on many aspects, including marketing and employment. A racist owner has no place in professional sports.

You're overreaching by comparing this with Clinton's affair with Lewinski, but I'm not surprised by the direction you would want to take this issue.
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I'd like your legal take on a point here, klyd. Can the league FORCE him to sell the team? I think that the league would be overstepping their authority if they tried that. However, I think the league would be right if they kicked the team out of the league. (Let him try to sell the team after that happened).